RABI CROPS
Potato
Potato is India’s most important tuber crop and serves as a staple food, vegetable, and industrial raw material due to its high productivity and nutritional value.
India is the second-largest potato producer globally, with cultivation supporting food security, processing industries, and farmers’ livelihoods.
Potato is rich in carbohydrates, vitamin C, potassium, and dietary fibre, making it an important component of balanced diets.
Why Your Potato Needs Phosphorus?
Rooting & Stolon
Growth
Phosphorus promotes early root establishment and stolon development, creating a strong foundation for tuber formation.
Tuber Yield
& Bulking
Adequate phosphorus enhances tuber initiation, tuber bulking, and dry matter accumulation, resulting in higher marketable yield.
Quality & Storage
Life
Balanced phosphorus nutrition improves nutrient-use efficiency and contributes to better tuber quality, storage potential, and processing suitability.
Potato
Government Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (Kg/ha)
N
187.5
P
62.5
K
62.5
Micronutrient
FYM
50
Tonne
(Apply 20 Kg granule each at the time of planting and earthing up and spray of Biozyme liquid formulation at tuber initiation stage @500 ml increases the yield of potato.)
OCP Nutricrops TSP Dosage: For P Requirement (Kg/ha)
Dose
136
The Best Way to Apply
Drill all TSP at the time of sowing, via seed drill or broadcasting. Add 45 kg Urea per Ha while applying P from TSP.
Selected State: Punjab
Major Growing States: Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat
Source: Crop Information
Source: Government Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (Kg/ha)
